Glittery First Day of School Frame

Glittery First Day of School Frame

Posted by DecoArt on Jul 29th 2014

Never miss a school picture of your child's first day with this cute glitter frame.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • stylus or pencil
    • tracing paper
    • transfer paper
    • hot glue gun
    • 3/4" flat brush
    • #6 flat brush
    • Sharpie® marker
    • #1 round brush
    • small oval
    • oval laser cut frame
    • large one window frame

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Let dry completely between painting steps.

    1. Here is what you will need.
      2. Instruction #1
    2. Use a 3/4" Flat brush to base coat the large frame Cadmium Yellow. Rinse brush. Then use the #6 Flat brush and separately load with Ocean Blue for the laser frame and Mars Black for the Oval Woodsie shape. Rinse brush. Let completely dry.
      3. Instruction #2
    3. Once completely dry,Use a pencil to trace and transfer pattern onto woodsie shape.
      4. Instruction #3
    4. Then transfer words onto large frame.
      5. Instruction #4
    5. Then use #6 Flat brush to add Galaxy Blue to the laser frame. Rinse brush.
      6. Instruction #5
    6. Use a #6 Flat brush and #1 Round brush to paint the woodsie shape with Ocean Blue. Rinse brush. Let completely dry.
      7. Instruction #6
    7. Then use same brushes to apply Galaxy Blue over the 1st. Rinse brush.
      8. Instruction #7
    8. Use #1 Round brush to base coat the words separately on the frame Bright Orange, Citron Green, and Titanium White. Rinse brush.
      9. Instruction #8
    9. Then use same brush to apply Craft Twinkles over matching colors using Orange, Lime Green, and Silver. Rinse brush.
      10. Instruction #9
    10. My frame still needed something so I decided last minute to add another pattern. You can transfer yours all at once with Step 4.
      11. Instruction #10
    11. Use #6 Flat brush and #1 Round brush to base coat separately paint the apple and books using: Titanium White, True Red, Festive Green, Salem Blue, Melon, Raw Sienna and then mix (2)parts Titanium White to (1) part Mars Black. Use that mix with #1 Round to make suggestive page lines.
      12. Instruction #11
    12. Use a #1 Round brush with Titanium White to add a highlight to the apple. Rinse brush.
    13. Then use a sharpie to outline the words "day, of, school."
      14. Instruction #13
    14. I then decided to outline the word "1st" using the #1 Round brush and then add a border line with Titanium White. Rinse brush.
      15. Instruction #14
    15. Once everything is completely dry use glue gun to attach laser frame and woodsie shape where you would like.
      16. Instruction #15

    DOWNLOADS

    "first Day Of School" Pattern

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